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Cartridge-BOX.

Patented Feb. 25, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY HAMMOND, of Hartford, in the countyv of Hartford, and State or Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCartridge-Boxcs; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a general view of the improved cartridge-box, showing four tubes, A C D, made of rubber cloth, for containing the cartridges, and the discharge pipe E E', to which they are attached. It also shows the strap F and the covers G G at the top of the tubes.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the discharge pipe E E and its attachments to the cartridge tubes A B C D. Above the centre line it is shown in plan, and below the centre a horizontal section through the middle is shown'.

a is the valve or inside tube, having apertures ff', through which the cartridges pass when they are placed opposite the openings of the cartridge-tubes. In the iigure the aperture j is opposite the tube, so that the cartridges can pass through freely from the tube to the discharge pipe E E. b is a tube, screwed int-o the end ef the valve-tube, and firmly connected to it by a small set-screw. This tube has four apertures, through which the pawls g g and h h pass. These pawls are attached to the tube c by being/placed in properly iitting sockets, and are held' in their places by the shell cl, which is passed over the tube c'after the pawls have been inserted. There are four of these pawls, 7L h' being on eachside of the tube, and gig on the top and bottom, at right angles to the former, and some distance further up the mouth-piece E. e is the outside casing of the discharge-tube, and has attached to it the branches z' for attaching the rubber cartridge-tubes A E C D. These are secured 'tc the branches by a screw-thread, m, and a ferrule, Z. The top n of the tube e is termed into a ratchet of four notches, fitting into .corresponding ones in the cap o, which is attached to the valve-tube a. -e is a spiral spring, acting against the lrings u andv on the tubes 6 and c. p is a valve insidethe tube a, under the aperturef, and q is a i'ixed slide under the aperture f.

Figure 3 shows the arrangement of the ratchet upon the under side of the cap o.

The operation of my improved cartridge-box is as follows: In the drawings the valve-tube is shown in such a position that the tube Dis in connection with the mouth-piece E. The lower cartridge in the tube slips down until. its top rim comes in contact with the pawls g g', in which position it is held by the pawis. It, new, the

end of the mouth-piece E be drawn downward, the .tube c presses upon the spring s, and moves upon the tube d, relieving the cartridge.by depressing the pawls y g and raising h L.' On allowing' the mouth-piece to move back to its original position by the pressure of the spring s, the pawls h 7L are drawn back, andgg raised, releasing the first cartridge, and catching the next on the pawls g g. It', at any time, the cartridge-box should beturncd bottom upwards, the valve p conducts the cartridges back into the tube D. When all the cartridges are drawn out of the tube D, the valve-tube a can beturned one-quarter round by taking hold oi' the month-piece E', and moving it round over one notch of the ratchet. The spiral spring s, in addition to its beforementioued function in the mouth-piece, acts downward through the tubes 6 and a, and upward through c and e, toY prees the two parts of the ratchet upon o and n together. When the valve-tube is turned one-quarter round, the tube C is brought into communication with the mouth-piece E by means of the apertnref, and the carL tridges pass out as before described, the valvep falling against the side of the tube a. Should the cartridge-bon be inverted,'the slide q conducts the cartridges back into the tube C in the samemanner as before described for the valve p. Whenthe tube C is exhausted, the valvedaube can be turned through another quarter revclutibn, bringing the tube A into communication with the mouth-piece by means of the aperturef, and again, when this is exhausted, another quarter turn brings the tube B into communication through the aperturef. On the.

same plan any desired number oftubes can be made to open into the discharge pipe E E by a proper arrangel ment of the apertures in the valve-tube a.

. Claim. Y What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. The arrangement of the valve-tube, with one or more openings, ff, which can be turned to admit the cartridges from one cartridgetube at a time, having also n ratchet or catch fastening capable of being turned through the proper angle, and of being:r held in the proper position by n spring, substantially as herein described;v 2. I also claim the valvep for preventing the cartridges from passing the proper tube and clogging the discharge pipe. I

3. I also claim the peculiar manner of securing` the pawls gg and h h in the tube c by placing them in properly formed sockets, und then slipping over the whole the shell d, substantially vas herein described.

4. I also claim the peculiar mode of attaching the cartridgtubes to the branches ofthe discharge pipe by' means of a screw-thread and ferrulc, substantially as herein described,

` HENRY HAMMOND.

Witnesses:

J. A. BUTLER, Jr. THEO. G. ELLIS. 

